Reality High Test Results, September 21-27: Some People Never Learn, Do They?

Welcome back to another week at Reality High! It’s another week of trying to teach Reality TV show contestants the fine arts of game play, logic, and strategic technique. Let’s see if there’s any improvement this week.

In any case, the remaining nineteen contestants from Survivor: Cook Islands and the remaining ten teams from The Amazing Race 10 returned, and I gave them the tests for this week. They took the tests, and returned them to me. Once I got the tests back, I took a look at them.

When I looked at Adam’s answer to the first question, I had the funny feeling that it was going to be a long day for me:

1. True or False: It’s a good idea to make a real floor for your shelter instead of just sleeping on the ground.

Jessica, Jonathan, and Parvati all answered “True,” while Adam answered “False.” I sighed and told Adam he was wrong. When he protested that Jonathan made the decision without asking the rest of the tribe, I told him that while Jonathan should have asked the rest of the tribe before going forward with plans to make a floor for the shelter, that didn’t change the fact that it’s better to sleep on a real floor than on the ground. I’d rather sleep on a floor than on the ground. Adam frowned, but seemed to accept my reasoning.

I alternatively smiled and frowned when I looked at the second question:

2. What is the best way to get far in the game of Survivor?

A. Scheme and plot, especially to form alliances. But it’s also a good idea to work hard
. B. Work very hard. You don’t have to form alliances.
C. Tell jokes that don’t go over very well with your tribe mates.

Before I could say anything, Tina from Survivor: Exile Island came in and handed me a paper with the answer “B.” I said, “Tina! B is still not the right answer! Remember how the voting turned out for you when Casaya first went to Tribal Council?” Tina stared at me for a minute, said “Oh yeah,” and left. I wish I didn’t have to remind her that the vote went between her and Cirie and that while Cirie was afraid of leaves at that point, she knew how to make alliances, and that’s what kept her to the final four. But I did.

Moving back to the test itself, both Becky and Yul answered “A,” and I was pleased to tell them that they were right. Yul is clearly a hard worker and a bright guy – look at how he created the trap that caught two wild chickens! And both he and Becky had the right idea to form an alliance that was based on common cultural background – in their case, the fact that they were both Korean-Americans. Of course, the tribes may be switched in a future episode, so they’d have to adapt. But they’re starting out well.

Meanwhile, Cao Boi answered “C,” and I had to tell him that once again, he was wrong. When he protested that he was amongst fellow Asians, I let him know that ethnic jokes might be okay amongst friends who know you and know that you don’t mean any harm, but it would be a bad idea amongst complete strangers, even those who have the same ethnic background as you do. And those who don’t

last tribe to throw an immunity challenge?” They didn’t, so I told them that in Survivor: Pearl Islands, the Drake tribe threw the challenge, got rid of Burton… and lost the next two immunity challenges! That got their attention.

Ozzy admitted that in retrospect, it might’ve been a better idea not to throw the challenge. But he still felt that they needed to get rid of the dead weight. As for J.P., he continued to mutter that Billy was dead weight, and that throwing a challenge will work out better for them than it did for Drake. I heard him and I said that if he felt that way, then he can just cool his heels… in detention! J.P. stood stock still for a moment, but then he nodded, accepted the pink slip I gave him and walked out to detention. And after that, I took my first Excedrin. And boy, did it feel good!